Treatment Options for Nosocomial Ventriculitis/Meningitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT: Ventriculo-meningitis or nosocomial meningitis/ventriculitis is a severe nosocomial infection that is associated with devastating neurological sequelae. The cerebrospinal fluid isolates associated with the infection can be Gram-positive or -negative, while the Enterococcus spp. is rarely identified. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman with a past medical history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. She was admitted to the intensive care unit following a scheduled sphenoid wing meningioma resection. Her course was complicated with left middle cerebral artery pseudoaneurysm and hemispheric hemorrhage, and an arterial stent and external ventricular drainage catheter were placed. Neurological evaluation showed a minimal conscious state.

SUBMITTER: Karvouniaris M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11768174 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature